PG Department of Physics
Dr. Sunil C. Vattappalam
Assistant Professor
Profile Summary
Dr. Sunil C. Vattappalam, a native of Pala, Kottayam District, pursued his undergraduate and B.Ed. studies at St. Thomas College, Pala, and St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala, respectively, before undertaking higher studies at Annamalai University, Chidambaram. He was awarded a Ph.D. by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, in 2017. With twenty years of teaching experience spanning the pre-university, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels, his research centres on thin film nanotechnology, with particular focus on the gas-sensing properties of nanostructured thin films — a body of work reflected in twenty research papers and two books published in leading national and international journals.
Beyond his academic pursuits, Dr. Vattappalam is a trained practitioner of the martial arts Kalarippayattu and Marma, having secured multiple district and state championships in events conducted by the Sports Council, Government of Kerala. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Yoga, reflecting a well-rounded commitment to physical discipline alongside scientific inquiry and academic excellence.
Experience
20 Years
Qualifications
MSc,MEd,PhD
Seminars & Workshops
- International Conference on Material Science and Technology 2016
- International Conference on Material Science and Technology 2014
Research and Publications
- Diamond and Related Materials- Sience Direct- Elsevier: In2S3-Gr and In2S3-CNT nano composite thin films as gas sensors, 5 July 2022, 109215
- Macromolecular Symposia- Wiley- Enhanced LPG sensitivity of electron beam irradiated Al-ZnO nanoparticles- 2020- 3682000168
- Journal of Electronic Materials - Silver tungstate nano particles for the detection of ethanol ammonia and acetone gases - 2018 vol42 - no:9 - Springer –USA
- European Journal of Physics - 2017 - 132:306 - High Performance Ethanol Gas Sensor using TiO2 nano structure
- Materials Research Bulletin - 93 (2017) - 130-137 - Studies on photo response and LPG sensitivity of transparent Al doped ZnO thin films prepared by thermal evaporation technique
- Materials chemistry and Physics - 2016 - Vol 254 Issue 584 Elsevier – Australia
- IOP conference series - 2016 - ICMST2016 – India
- IOP conference series - 2016 - ICMST2016 – India
- Cogent Physics - 2015 - Vol 2 Issue 1019664 - Cogent OA –India
- Asian Journal of Chemistry - 2015 - Vol 1 Issue 19381 - Asian publication corporation – China
- Chemical physical letters - 2015 - Vol 1 Issue 635 - Elsevier – Australia
- Journal of applied physics - 2014 - Vol 6 Issue 6 - CSIR - New Zealand
- Indo-American journal of pharmaceutical research - 2014 - Vol 4 Issue 3 - Indo-American journal of pharmaceutical research – India
- Advances in chemistry - 2014 - Vol 1 Issue 549019 - Hindawi publishing corporation – Egypt
- IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012107 - ICMST 2012 – India
- IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012106 - ICMST 2012 – India
- IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012104 - ICMST 2012 – India
- IOP conference series - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 012105 - ICMST 2012 – India
- Proceedings of national seminar - 2012 - Vol 1 Issue 8 - St. Aloysius College Edathua – India
- Proceedings of national seminar - 2011 - Vol 1 Issue 2 Maharajas College Ernakulam – India